Omer Avital Qantar: New York Paradox
Alexander Levein | Asaf Yuria | Eden Levin | Ofri Nehemya | Omer Avital
Omer Avital hit the ground running during the first incarnation of Smalls, at the time an alcohol-free jazz club run...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: June/2020
Various Artists: Keynote Jazz Collection 1941-1947
For the first half of the 20th century, radio and the jukebox were the two main building blocks of contemporary...
Reviewed by Roy Carr in issue: November/2016
Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton: Katanga!
Curtis Amy | Doug Sides | Dupree Bolton | Jack Wilson | Ray Crawford | Victor Gaskin
At a time when West Coast jazz was primarily associated with young, white, college-educated jazz musicians who had graduated through...
Reviewed by Stuart Nicholson in issue: September/2021
Steve Cardenas, Andrew Zimmerman, Lionel Loueke, Skúlli Sverrisson, Francisco Mela, Jason Palmer: Newvelle Season Three
Commitment is a principle that runs deep in the ethos of Nevelle Records, its loyal subscribers and, most importantly, its...
Reviewed by Mike Flynn in issue: November/2018
Various Artists: Classic Black & White Jazz Sessions
The middle of a World War, during a national shortage of shellac, might seem the craziest time to start a...
Reviewed by Alyn Shipton in issue: November/2022
Thelonious Monk/John Coltrane: Monk's Music
This is not the first time the album Monk's Music has been repackaged as ‘featuring John Coltrane’ and yet the...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2020
Thelonious Monk: Monk's Music
A famous album in its day, now revamped without its famous cover-shot of the artist but with two shots by...
Reviewed by Brian Priestley in issue: July/2020
John Williamson: The Northern Sea
Alex Hitchcock | Alex Wilson | Immy Churchill | Jay Davis | John Williamson | Jonny Mansfield
Hell, if you’re a bass player, why not start your solo album with a bass solo? After all, contrary to...
Reviewed by Peter Jones in issue: September/2024
Seamus Blake/Chris Cheek: Reeds Ramble
Chris Cheek | Ethan Iverson | Jochen Rueckert | Matt Penman | Seamus Blake
Two-tenor excursions have certainly changed over the years. Though there are a couple of blues, you won't find any of...
Reviewed by Tony Hall in issue: June/2014
The Owl Ensemble: Owl
The urge to combine classical music and jazz never seems to go away: recently in UK jazz we’ve seen the...
Reviewed by Daniel Spicer in issue: Dec/Jan/2011/2012
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